applause] president trump: i want to thank senator tom young, senator joe donnelly, representative jacky larcenyrepresentative susan brooks, and representative mike for joining us today. thank you very much, appreciate it. i also want to thank members of my economic team, secretary steven mnuchin director gary cohen, for joining us, as well. we appreciate it. [applause] president trump: let me begin by saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the people of puerto rico and the virgin islands who are suffering in get another wake of a catastrophic hurricane, and their island was virtually destroyed. federal agencies are working closely with local partners to help these communities back on their feet as soon as possible. texas, florida, and louisiana are doing great in the recovery process that is happening very, very quickly. i will be going down to puerto rico next week to be getting an on the ground briefing about the disaster recovery and to see all of our great first responders and to meet a lot of the people who were so affected by these storms. we are with you now, i tell them, and we wi